1. Higher Education Coordinating Council Update
Presentation by Alan Levine, Chair
House of Representatives
Postsecondary Education Subcommittee
January 12, 2017

2. 2016 HECC Recommendations
Endorse and support statewide attainment goal that 55 percent of Floridians will hold a high-quality postsecondary credential by 2025
Continue to encourage and support all education sectors defining key performance metrics to align with statewide higher education policy and fiscal goals
Continue and broaden commitment to seamless articulation
Expand incentives to promote collaboration and engagement between the business community and education system
Continue to align, prioritize, and incentivize education funding
Support Florida’s participation in the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (SARA)

3. Postsecondary attainment matters
Social and economic benefits
A 2014 H.S. graduate earned $11,600
High correlation with health literacy
Less reliance on public assistance
Sets a vision for Florida’s future talent pool
Requires cross-sector collaboration
Attainment affects every sector represented on the HECC, from K-12 through economic development
Includes the full complement of credentials beyond high school, from certificates to professional degrees that align to future workforce need
Communities and regions adopting goals and solutions

4. Postsecondary Attainment in Florida
Percentage of working-age adults with a 2- or 4-year degree
Source: Lumina Foundation - For attainment rate (associate degree or higher) in 2014, the most recent year for which data are available, the rate reached 38.9 percent.
Source: For 2015, Florida College Access Network and U.S. Census Bureau

5. Florida’s attainment rate is 45.9%

6. Projected workforce demand: 2025
64% of jobs require education beyond high school
1,000,000+ additional credentials
Source: Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce

8. BOG 2+2 Initiative Initiated by Chairman Tom Kuntz
Goal is to broaden seamless articulation pathways, improve transfers and identify road blocks to seamless transfer
Academic and Cultural Transitions
Admission Process
What information do we provide to AA degree completers, and even high school dual enrolled students, which may affect their ability to easily transfer to an SUS institution
January 25th Workshop in conjunction with quarterly HECC and BOG meeting
Participation by Chancellors of FCS and SUS

9. A Gap in Civics Proficiency
In 2010, less than ¼ of all high school seniors scored proficient in Civics. 36% did not have a basic understanding.
In 2013, NAEP quit measuring Civics, US History and Geography for 4th and 12th grade, so it is not even being measured other than for 8th graders
Numerous studies have demonstrated alarming lack of civic knowledge about our economic structure, government institutions and history.